This exceptionally hardy ginger is native to northern Queensland and the Northern Territory. Known for its lush green leaf with the red vein down the centre, followed by an exotic pink flower: it is known as the Aussie plume or Cape York tumeric.
Full sun to dappled light.
Dimension: it can reach to 60 cm and forms a tight clump
Flowers: are hidden amongst the foliage in some instances. A large white, deepening to pink, 30cm plume appearing en masse from November to February.
Foliage: a deciduous ginger with broad green leaves emerging early spring.
Uses: Use in pots as the summer equivalent of winter bulbs, or to punctuate spaces near the front of a border. Also good under the canopy of small trees, like the Leopard Tree, where sun penetrates but root-ridden soil is expected.